Swiss Alps

I’m fortunate enough to live in the Valais region of the Swiss alps, Zermatt and the Matterhorn is just next door from my village! If anybody reading this takes a trip over here let me know and I’ll happily show you around

Rick Steves is like the high school teacher we all wish we had. I was born and raised in New York City. In the home we grew up there was a painting done by my father of the Matterhorn in the living room. And I became enchanted by it and determined to go there when I was very young. Dad promised to take me there if I could earn the airfare. At the age of fifteen, I found a job at a Wetsons Hamburger restaurant. About 10,000 flipped hamburgers later I had saved enough. I was sixteen in the summer of 1970 when we made the trip firstly to Paris where my father was born. After spending about a week with relatives in France we drove to Switzerland. One of the great jaw dropping experiences one can have in life is to ride the train to Zermatt arriving late afternoon on a sunny day witnessing the Matterhorn first come into view. We stayed a week in Zermatt and my father let me trek alone from Zermatt to the Hornlihut on the ridge of the Matterhorn. That hut is where the mountaineers spend the night before ascending the steep ridge. I was wearing regular shoes and just a light windbreaker with no backpack. All of the others were there with full gear. They looked at me as if I had just come from the moon. The entire trip including my visit in France was sublime. And that trip planted the travel bug in me to ever more distant and exotic lands eventually leading me to where I am now Vietnam which went from one of the most dangerous places to be in 1970 to one of the safest today. My last trip abroad was a wonderful trip to Turkey from Vietnam back in 2019. Hoping all hte best to you Rick Steves!

I have a C1 level in English but I must say that I learn many words when I watch Rick Steves' videos. I love them ❤

I live in switzerland and sometimes I seem to forget just how beautiful my country really is. Thank you for reminding me! :-)

As a Swiss resident I enjoy our country side so much and and all those hidden gems, that still aren't discovered. Living in this country is a complete blessing.

I absolutely love Rick Steve's documentary style. I'm not sure how he does it, but it's so calming, informative, and interesting. One of my favorite shows ever!

Watching this brings back so many happy memories of my grandmother and I watching Rick on PBS. She has been gone for several years now, but she always loved watching Rick explore Europe. Thank you for the memories.

Since i'm a kid i have a strong pull towards Switzerland...its my dream country that i wish to visit once before i die. Love frm Malaysia.

Switzerland is my ultimate dream place. This place is simply breathtaking. Wish I can go here someday.

How can we not love this universe? Switzerland is so beautiful. Everything looks so clean...

What I feel watching this video is so much envy for those who were able to visit Switzerland😭. I love hiking and the combination of ice, green lands and continuous mountains is so breathtaking. It’s hard to get a visa for our country’s passport but I will definitely start building my travel portfolio once this pandemic is over. Italy was my dream European country to visit but now it changed lol. Nature beauty of the alps is so breathtaking!

People of switzerland are very much lucky they lived in paradise.

Switzerland looks so beautiful. It's like someone says hay I'm going to video this over here and everyone cleans and vacuums everything.

When I grow up, I'm going to be a Rick Steves. Please keep making the shows Rick!

I am forever grateful to be born and to live in such a magnificent country. If anyone needs tips or is planning a visit soon, I’d be happy to help and even to take time to show you around ! I visited most of Switzerland and it is never enough. Thank you Steve for such a wonderful video!

In a time like this - these videos are very heartening to watch - thank you!

I can certainly understand why you like to visit Switzerland. What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL country with hard working intelligent people. I would love to visit this wonderful little country.

We made this exact trip in 2018 and it was just as stunning, exactly as Rick shows in this great travel doco. We were so lucky that the weather was so sunny the whole time we were there , The train trips were wonderful and so efficient, everything runs like clockwork. Great memories of one of the most picturesque countries in Europe.

While watching this, I told my colleague that if ill be able to visit this place, then I am ready to die. Then I continue watching and I had the biggest smile or the biggest www on my face. This place is majestic. I feel relaxed and at peace just watching this. How much more if I can see this place with my own eyes? This place is like a heaven version of living human beings. Someday ill be there

I don't think there's a beautiful country like Switzerland in whole world! it's breathtakingly beautiful!! Thanks a lot Rick for taking us with you to this amazing country!!